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Portland State PSU (4-4/2-1 Big Sky)
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Winner Montana State MSU (5-3/1-0 Big Sky)
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Montana State MSU
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Jake Coburn, Media Relations Assistant

Vikings Drop First Conference Road Match to Montana State

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Playing its first Big Sky road competition of the season, the Portland State men's tennis team dropped a dual against Montana State, falling 6-1 at the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center on Saturday.
 
The Vikings move to 4-4 on the season and 2-1 in conference play while the Bobcats improve to 5-3 and 1-0 in the BSC.
 
MSU took an early lead after capturing the doubles point, winning 6-4 at No. 2 and 6-2 at No. 3. Tommy Edwards and Sam Roberts put together a strong performance on court one, collecting a 6-3 win to snap a two-match losing streak.
 
In singles, Matteo Fortini tallied his fifth straight win, defeating Montana State's No. 1 in straight sets 6-1 before holding on to win 7-6 in a tiebreaker.
 
Joaquin Espinoza edged out Edwards at the No. 2 spot, winning 6-3, 7-6 as the Bobcats took a 2-1 lead in the dual.
 
Montana State locked up the dual with wins at No. 3 and No. 4, both matches going to a third set. Nikola Dimitrijevic fell behind early 6-4 in set one before bouncing back to tie the match with a 6-4 win in the second. MSU held on, putting together another 6-4 performance in the third. Roberts, playing at No. 4, took an early lead with a 6-3 victory to start the match but dropped the final two, losing 6-4, 7-5.
 
The Vikings continue conference play tomorrow as Portland State travels to Montana to take on the Griz at the Peak Racquet Club at 3 p.m. MT.
 
RESULTS:
  • SINGLES:
    • 1. FORTINI, Matteo (PSU) def. SITAR, Nejc (MSU) 6-3, 7-6
    • 2. ESPINOZA, Joaquin (MSU) def. EDWARDS, Tommy (PSU) 6-3, 7-6
    • 3. DAMGAARD-QVIST, C. (MSU) def. DIMITRIJEVIC, Nikola (PSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
    • 4. ZELVER, Marcos (MSU) def. ROBERTS, Sam (PSU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
    • 5. STONER, Chase (MSU) def. BUKHARI, Majeed (PSU) 7-6, 6-3
    • 6. MONTEIRO, Manuel (MSU) def. BUKARY, Sahal (PSU) 7-5, 6-2
  • DOUBLES:
    • EDWARDS, Tommy/ROBERTS, Sam (PSU) def. SITAR, Nejc/DAMGAARD-QVIST, C. (MSU) 6-3
    • MONTEIRO, Manuel/ESPINOZA, Joaquin (MSU) def. FORTINI, Matteo/BUKHARI, Majeed (PSU) 6-4
    • STONER, Chase/ZELVER, Marcos (MSU) def. DIMITRIJEVIC, Nikola/BUKARY, Sahal (PSU) 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,1,3,4,5,6)
 
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